Rihanna Is Coming to TV For Bates Motel's Final Season

Singer will take on the iconic role of Marion Crane for the A&E series' fifth season

By Billy Nilles Jul 22, 2016 11:34 PMTags
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Bates Motel fans, meet your new Marion Crane.

The one and only Rihanna will be stepping into the iconic role (and taking that fateful shower) for the show's fifth and final season. The shocking casting announcement was made during the show's Comic-Con 2016 panel, with a video of the singer breaking the news herself. 

"Yes, hello Comic-Con. It's your girl RiRi. And let me tell you what a bad bitch is about to do," she said. "I'm about to check in to the Bates Motel very soon. And guess what else. Guess who's playing Marion. Yes, so all you Comic-Con fans, all you Bates Motel fans, stay tuned!"

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"We wanted to thrust the iconic role into a contemporary spotlight and redefine it in a meaningful and exciting new way.  We also heard Rihanna was a fan of the show, and we were huge fans of hers, so it was the perfect collision of creativity and fate," executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin said in a statement released following the big reveal.

As fans of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho know well, Marion was originally played by the legendary Janet Leigh

Are you looking forward to Rihanna's version of Marion? Let us know in the comments below.

Bates Motel returns for its fifth and final season in 2017 on A&E.

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